When I became a mom I had no preconceived notions about Mother’s Day. Before Mother’s Day my dad would take my sister and I out to buy a card and either a potted plant or a bouquet of flowers. On…
Category: Elementary Schoolers
The Power of Suggestion
It was a day like any other day. A hot summer day. I was a stay/work-at-home mom of a toddler and an infant. I was making a rare trip to Walmart with my 2.5-year-old. I had time to kill between appointments. My husband…
You Know What They Say About the Best-Laid Plans…
You know how you plan and plan and then plan some more. Just when you think your plan is set in stone something happens to derail it. You look around and think “How did that happen?!” You’re blindsided. But, if…
Musings on Swimming
As a kid going swimming meant hopping in the car, driving to the local indoor swim center in my British hometown with my dad and sister. My mother usually stayed home on those Sundays to cook the Sunday roast beef…
Teaching Children To Love Math
I’m a math phobe. Or is it “math phobic”? I took my last math class in 10th grade. I scraped by in my national math exams at age 16, doing just well enough on the tests to continue on with the two years…
Conquer Bedwetting with @Pampers UnderJams #ConquerBedWetting at @Walmart
Move from Baby to Toddler I changed a diaper once. Babysat one time. Gave a baby a bottle just once. This was the sum total of my “baby” experience before I had my first baby. I had never fed a baby. Or potty…
Spongebob Birthday Party Ideas
Get out the magic conch! Birthday Express has everything you need to throw a SpongeBob Birthday Party! They have so many great SpongeBob birthday decorations that your only challenge will be deciding on which ones to use! Here are a…
BODYARMOR SuperDrink: An All-Natural Sports Drink for Kids and Athletes
I hate getting sick. Touch wood…reaches for wooden desk and taps vigorously…I rarely get sick. I get a flu shot each year without fail. In fact, I haven’t missed a flu shot since the flu shot shortage of 2004 or so.…
New from Disney: 2015 Disney Movie Releases! #Disney #movies #FamilyMovieNight
Whenever I think of Disney movies,my first thought is always the Wonderful World of Disney. I watched the Wonderful World of Disney on TV as a child. We only had a black and white TV back then so I didn’t…
Teaching Teens Personal Finance: Attention Must be Paid
Disclosure: I was compensated for writing this post. The views expressed in this post are my own. When our college freshman was in elementary school, she decided she wanted to start her own cosmetics company. Alas, that venture never got off…
